Paper-weight



.l. B. SUMNER.

PAPER WEIGHT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1919.

1,347,599. I PatntedJuly 27, 1920,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAPER-WEIGHT.

Application filed September 18, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. SUMNER, a subject of the King of England,residing at Fort William, in the District of Thunder Bay and Province ofOntario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPaperWVeights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in paperweiglits, which articlesare commonly used on desks for holding memoranda and paper copy.

The invention consists of a base, an angular bent arm having a cup heldwith its mouth extending downwardly and a ball loosely held therein. Byplacing the paper on the plate and pushing it under the ball, it willraise the ball so as to roll on the top of the paper and thus become aweight to hold the paper as desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide an advertising medium,as it will be appreciated that articles of this kind are used more foradvertising purposes than sold for their actual value as paper weights.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

Figure 1 shows a view of the preferred embodiment of my invention, I

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and v Fig. 3is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings like numerals designate like parts in thevarious drawings.

3 indicates a base or plate which may be made of any desired material onwhich might be printed or impressed an advertising memorandum similar tothat as shown at 4;

5 is an arm preferably having an extended upper portion having anL-shaped leg extending downwardly from one end as shown in Fig. 1. Thelower portion of this leg is mounted preferably to one corner of thebase '3, although it might be otherwise positioned on the base 3and thebase might be circular in shape.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1920.

Serial No. 324,616.

The arm 5 supports a cup-shaped member 6 at its outer free end. Thiscup-shaped member 6 is detachably mounted at the under side of the arm 5by a threaded member from the cup-shaped member 6 passing through thearm 5 and being engaged by a nut 8 so as to hold it in tightrelationship to the arm 5.

Before placing the cup-shaped member 6 in tightened position inrelationship to the arm 5, a ball 9 is placed in the cup-shaped member6. It will be noted from Fig. 2 that the cup-shaped member 6 has itslower sides at a distance of the radius of the ball 9 from the base 3.By this the ball 9 cannot get discheaply manufactured and very compactfor mailing.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction of my inventionwill be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanationhas been omitted.

What I claim as new, is;-

A paperweight consisting of a base, an

arm mounted on said base having an outwardly extending portion, aninvertedeupshaped member carried on the under side of said outwardlyextending portion, a ball loosely held by said cup-shaped member on saidbase and said ball being adapted to be pushed into said cup-shapedmember when paper is placed between said ball and said base.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN SUMNER,

Witnesses ZELMA MoNAL Y,

